Character

Tyler

enthusiastic introspective apologetic helpful youthful

Tyler drives Josh, Toby, and Donna through rural Indiana as a high school volunteer earning school credit for the campaign. He stops the red jeep to confront his ex-girlfriend Kiki, revealing a county time-zone shift that strands the group and misses their plane. Tyler offers a raw aside on love's physical pain, defines 'Hoosier' for Toby, and sits quietly during diner debates. His actions mix youthful drive with personal vulnerability, aiding senior staff amid campaign mishaps while exposing grassroots idealism and emotional depth.

8 appearances

Tyler's Journey

A timeline through the narrative

8 moments

S4E1 · 20 Hours in America Part I

Time-Zone Break: Messaging Fight and the Missed Plane

Nervous and embarrassed about confronting his ex, then remorseful and eager to help when he realizes the consequences of his stop.

Driving the jeep, Tyler suddenly stops to chase Kiki, creating the moment that exposes the time-zone difference; he is sheepish, apologetic, and visibly embarrassed when his personal moment triggers a …

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S4E1 · 20 Hours in America Part I

Crossing the Line: Time‑Zone Error Costs the Plane, Donna Mobilizes

Flustered and apologetic; embarrassed that a private drama has public consequences and anxious about having caused trouble for his superiors.

Drives the vehicle, stops abruptly to pursue a personal confrontation with Kiki, explains the county/time-zone geography when confronted, appears embarrassed as the personal detour becomes the cause of a major …

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S4E1 · 20 Hours in America Part I

Sam Is Made the President's 'Wide‑Angle Lens'

Wistful and vulnerable; his question reveals a young person's raw emotional perspective amid adult operational stress.

Tyler, a young volunteer in the car, offers a small, emotionally raw aside about love hurting, momentarily puncturing the professional tension with personal vulnerability before the team snaps back to …

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S4E1 · 20 Hours in America Part I

Wide‑Angle Handoff on a Country Road

Nostalgic and exposed — an emotional aside that contrasts with adult urgency, suggesting personal preoccupations despite logistical chaos.

Tyler, the volunteer driver, offers a sudden, private romantic aside — 'You ever love so much it hurts?' — which softens the scene briefly and exposes youthful vulnerability amid the …

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S4E1 · 20 Hours in America Part I

Diner: No Cable, Dry-Rub Calm

Neutral and slightly deferential — interested but not invested in the political friction playing out.

Tyler answers Toby’s question about 'Hoosier' simply and politely, remains a quiet, present driver and young volunteer while the senior aides conduct the negotiation at the counter.

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S4E1 · 20 Hours in America Part I

Dry Rub and Distrust

Neutral and cooperative; slightly deferential to senior staff while comfortable in his local footing.

Tyler, the volunteer driver, answers Toby's query about 'Hoosier' plainly, remains polite and unobtrusive, and functions as a low‑stakes cultural translator in the exchange.

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S4E1 · 20 Hours in America Part I

Potemkin Presidency — Messaging Clash Cut Short

Neutral and slightly uncomfortable; not engaged in the strategic debate and possibly bewildered by the senior staff's tone.

Tyler sits quietly through the exchange, present as the younger volunteer who witnessed earlier breakdowns but largely silent during the ideological back-and-forth, absorbing adult argument without intervention.

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S4E1 · 20 Hours in America Part I

The Grim Aside — 'I Don't Like Mondays' and a Tonal Pivot

Neutral and slightly out-of-place — attentive but not engaged in the political dispute.

Tyler sits mostly silent during the exchange, listening to staff argue and Donna's anecdote, an observer whose presence underscores the adult professionals' argument occurring in a small town setting.

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Affiliation

Bartlet's Campaign